10-letter words containing f, e, t, o
- floatplane — a seaplane having landing gear consisting of one or more floats.
- floatstone — a stone for rubbing bricks to be gauged.
- flocculate — to form into flocculent masses.
- flocculent — like a clump or tuft of wool.
- flood tide — the inflow of the tide; rising tide.
- floodgates — Plural form of floodgate.
- floodwater — the water that overflows as the result of a flood.
- flop sweat — a sudden heavy perspiration caused by embarrassment
- florentine — of or relating to Florence, Italy: the Florentine poets of the 14th century.
- florescent — the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom.
- flour mite — any of several mites that infest flour and other stored organic materials and may be a serious pest; some may cause itching in persons handling infected material
- flow sheet — flow chart (def 1).
- flowerpots — Plural form of flowerpot.
- flowmeters — Plural form of flowmeter.
- fluoborate — a salt of fluoboric acid.
- fluocerite — (mineral) A cerium fluoride mineral found in Sweden.
- fluoridate — to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.
- fluorinate — to treat or combine with fluorine.
- fluorotype — an early form of photograph produced on paper treated with sodium fluoride
- fluoxetine — A synthetic compound that inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression.
- flutemouth — any of several fish with a tubular snout
- fodderbeet — sugar beet used as fodder.
- foederatus — A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose.
- foetoscope — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of fetoscope.
- foetoscopy — Alternative form of fetoscopy.
- fog forest — the thick forest growth at fairly high elevations on tropical mountains, where there is a prevalence of clouds, high humidity, and mild temperature.
- folkestone — a seaport in E Kent, in SE England, on the Strait of Dover.
- fontanelle — one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- fontenelle — Bernard le Bovier de (bɛrnar lə bɔvje də). 1657–1757, French philosopher. His writings include Digressions sur les anciens et les modernes (1688) and Éléments de la géométrie de l'infini (1727)
- foolishest — Superlative form of foolish.
- foot brake — a brake that is operated by pressure on a foot pedal, as in an automobile.
- foot level — a foot rule, hinged in the middle, having a spirit level in one section and a graduated arc from which the angle made by the two sections can be read.
- foot score — a line at each end of the rink that is at right angles to its length.
- foot valve — a nonreturn valve at the inlet end of a pipe
- footballer — a football player, especially a member of a college or professional team.
- footbridge — a bridge intended for pedestrians only.
- footcandle — Alt form foot candle.
- footlessly — in a footless manner; ineptly
- footlicker — A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
- footlocker — A small trunk or storage chest, originally stored at the foot of a bed.
- footplates — Plural form of footplate.
- footstones — Plural form of footstone.
- for effect — If you say that someone is doing something for effect, you mean that they are doing it in order to impress people and to draw attention to themselves.
- for toffee — to be incompetent at a specified activity
- foraminate — full of holes or foramina.
- forbearant — Forbearing.
- forcipated — Like a pair of forceps.
- fore-stage — the part of a stage in front of the curtain
- forebitter — a sea shanty
- forecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.